FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 6, 2017·5 min readHow the Brain Shapes Perception to Control BehaviorA new study provides insight into how the brain processes visual information to help control behavior.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·December 9, 2016·4 min readIllusion Reveals the Brain Fills in Peripheral VisionAccording to a new study, the things we see with our peripheral vision may sometimes be an optical illusion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·November 30, 2016·5 min readVideo Game Helps Children With Poor Vision to See BetterResearchers report children with poor vision experience an improvement in their peripheral vision within hours of being exposed to child friendly action video games.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·November 21, 2016·5 min readAlzheimer’s Proteins Could Be At Fault For Leading Cause of Vision Loss in Older PeopleA new study reports amyloid beta proteins are able to accumulate in the retina and damage it, which may result in age related macular degeneration in older people.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 18, 2016·6 min readDucklings Maintain Two Separate Memory Banks of Visual InformationResearchers report newly hatched ducklings that are shown a substitute mother object with only one eye do not recognize it when they have only the other eye available.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·November 17, 2016·3 min readNeurons in the Human Eye Are Organized for Error CorrectionAccording to researchers, retinal ganglion cells act collectively to correct visual errors and improve accuracy.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·November 16, 2016·6 min readNew Gene-Editing Technology Partially Restores Vision in Blind AnimalsResearchers use gene editing technology to help partially restore vision to blind rodents.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 11, 2016·4 min readDeviations From Expectations: Detecting Moving ObjectsResearchers have identified neurons in the visual cortex that enable the detection of moving objects as we move along.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·November 8, 2016·3 min readHumans Recognize Partially Obscured Snakes More Easily Than Other AnimalsResearchers confirm humans have heightened visual awareness when it comes to snakes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·October 25, 2016·3 min readAfter Blindness, The Adult Brain Can Learn to See AgainA new study uses retinal prosthetics to assess the brain's ability to process visual information years after blindness occurs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·September 30, 2016·3 min readNew Optical Illusion Throws Light on Brain’s Perception of TransparencyA new study reports researchers have created a new optical illusion which helps to reveal how our brains determine the material properties of an object.Read More